The Curse of Monkey Island: Holding the Attention of Students Weaned on Computer Games

Looking at the last two semesters taught by the author before the text adventure game and the most recent two semesters, every measure of student satisfaction is better. The only measure that might be troubling is perceived student workload. This project is very large. Even with high-level architectural design and many useful snippets of code…

Choose-your-own-adventure novels making a comeback

The interactive fiction concept might be spreading. Next year, HarperCollins plans to release Pretty Little Mistakes, a 600-page Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-type novel for adults by Heather McElhatton. Depending on the decisions made by the reader, the main character’s options include becoming an actress, an art thief, a cult member, or a murderer. —Aman Batheja —Choose-your-own-adventure novels making…